Mo's "double double" at the Olympic and World championship deserves the attention. Few athletes have done it.

I think he's getting a lot of attention because he's not competing for an E. African country (even though he was born there).

I know those that doubt him rate point to his slow (by world class standards) 5&10K times. He's hit back at critics saying he races to win not to break records.

If Bekele stays injury free it looks like he'll have some serious completion on his hands.

My 2c is that Bekele used his greater road racing experience to his advantage in the last mile. I'm sure Mo is kicking himself. Maybe he was thinking it was a track race and could overtake in the last 300m or so.

Mo's "double double" at the Olympic and World championship deserves the attention. Few athletes have done it.

I think he's getting a lot of attention because he's not competing for an E. African country (even though he was born there).

I know those that doubt him rate point to his slow (by world class standards) 5&10K times. He's hit back at critics saying he races to win not to break records.

If Bekele stays injury free it looks like he'll have some serious completion on his hands.

My 2c is that Bekele used his greater road racing experience to his advantage in the last mile. I'm sure Mo is kicking himself. Maybe he was thinking it was a track race and could overtake in the last 300m or so.

Bekele did have some Jedi stuff going on, but he doesn't have a particularly vast experience at road racing. However, he's an incredibly accomplished cross country runner -- far superior to Geb and Mo -- and his understanding of how to use terrain to his advantage was at least part of the difference in this race.

It was interesting to see that he had another gear that he was reserving for the final 100m. This is an encouraging sign, to say the least.